Global Patent Index - EP 2523131 A1

EP 2523131 A1 20121114 - Designing a staggered pattern of objects in a computer-aided design system

Title (en)

Designing a staggered pattern of objects in a computer-aided design system

Title (de)

Entwurf eines abgestuften Musters eines Objekts in einem computergestützten Designsystem

Title (fr)

Conception d'un motif décalé d'objets dans un système de conception assistée par ordinateur

Publication

EP 2523131 A1 20121114 (EN)

Application

EP 11305565 A 20110511

Priority

EP 11305565 A 20110511

Abstract (en)

It is proposed a computer-implemented method for designing a staggered pattern of objects in a computer-aided design system, the method comprising the steps of: - providing (100) a reference object to be multi-instantiated; - instantiating (120) objects from the reference object for forming a grid with a number of rows and a number of columns, the grid being formed so that the rows are spaced from each other with a first distance in a first direction and each column being spaced from each other with a second distance in a second direction; - shifting (130), in one of every two rows of the grid, the instantiated objects of all the columns of said one of every two rows of the grid with a third distance in the second direction.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 17/50 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G06F 30/00 (2020.01 - EP US); G06T 19/20 (2013.01 - US); G06T 2219/2004 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

  • [A] US 2008301572 A1 20081204 - WENGLER GEORGE [US]
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  • [YA] ANONYMOUS: "Pattern features", SOLID EDGE VELOCITY SERIES - CONSTRUCTING PROCEDURAL FEATURES - PUBLICATION NUMBER SPSE01535, 1 January 2010 (2010-01-01), pages 4 - 1, XP055007523, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.solidedge.com/spt/en/ST3/pdf/spse01535.pdf> [retrieved on 20110919]
  • [Y] ANONYMOUS: "Example: Pattern Driven by a Relation", PROENGINEER HELP, 12 February 2002 (2002-02-12), Chania, Crete, pages 1 - 3, XP055020700, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.cadlab.tuc.gr/proehelp/part/exampl45.htm> [retrieved on 20120301]
  • [Y] ANONYMOUS: "Appendix F - Activity: Fill Pattern", SOLID EDGE VELOCITY SERIES - CONSTRUCTING PROCEDURAL FEATURES - PUBLICATION NUMBER SPSE01535, 5 October 2010 (2010-10-05), pages F - 1, XP055020830, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.solidedge.com/spt/en/ST3/pdf/spse01535.pdf> [retrieved on 20120302]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2523131 A1 20121114; US 2012290270 A1 20121115; US 9483585 B2 20161101

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11305565 A 20110511; US 201213460210 A 20120430